Many of Foster's works have a strong ecological element to them, often with an environmental twist. Many of these novels feature Philip Lynx ("Flinx"), an empath, and his companion, a minidragon named Pip.įoster's best-known fantasy work is the Spellsinger series, in which a young musician is summoned into a world populated by talking creatures where his music allows him to cast spells whose effects depends on the lyrics of the popular songs he sings (although with somewhat unpredictable results). He earned a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science and a Master of Fine Arts in Cinema from UCLA before beginning work in advertising and public relations, and then embarking on a career as an author, in addition to teaching and lecturing.įoster is perhaps best known for his science fiction novels set in the Humanx Commonwealth, an interstellar union of species including humankind and the insectoid Thranx. Alan Dean Foster is an author, primarily of fantasy and science fiction, with several well-known series to his credit in addition to a large number of standalone novels and film screenplay novelizations.īorn on 18 November 1946 in New York City, Foster was raised in Los Angeles.
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